lotus position

Example Sentences

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I found the drama teacher, whose name I didn’t know, sitting in the lotus position in the middle of the stage.

From Literature

After taking off your shoes, you are encouraged to sit in the quarter lotus position — legs crossed with one ankle on top of the other shin — if you are a beginner.

From Los Angeles Times

I generally sit down in a sort of lotus position.

From New York Times

No question: This is a place where you might interrupt an earnings call to sit in the lotus position and, mindfully, breathe.

From Washington Post

The ring-tailed lemurs of Madagascar, for instance, often face the morning sun in a posture resembling the lotus position of yoga but with extended legs.

From Scientific American